Spur Trail
Near Mount Abigail Adams · New Hampshire
Spur Trail is a trail in the Presidential Range, climbing about 2,450 ft from the Randolph Path junction to the Lowe's Path junction. Part of it is above treeline.
Map length
1.7 mi
Climb from the low end
2,464 ft
Book time up / down (from map miles)
2 h 4 min / 50 min
High point
5,437 ft
Above treeline
0.7 mi
Steepest ¼ mile
2,115 ft/mi
Stream crossings
2
Low point
2,959 ft
Measured on the map. The AMC guide and Forest Service figures usually run 5 to 15% longer.
Spur Trail Above treeline
Mile by mile (map miles)
From Randolph Path junction (the lower end) to Lowe's Path junction.
- 0.0Randolph Path junction
- 0.0Crosses Spur Brook
- 0.2Chandler Fall
- 0.3Junction with Hincks Trail
- 0.3Crosses Spur Brook
- 0.7Crag Camp
- 0.7Junction with Gray Knob Trail
- 0.9Junction with Knight's Castle Branch
- 1.0Leaves the trees: exposed above treeline
- 1.7Junction with Lowe's Path
Distances and book times (map miles)
To Hincks Trail junction
0.26 mi (total 0.26) · ↑461 ↓0 ft · 22 min / 8 min
To Crag Camp
0.41 mi (total 0.67) · ↑799 ↓0 ft · 36 min / 13 min
To Knight's Castle Branch junction
0.21 mi (total 0.88) · ↑358 ↓0 ft · 17 min / 7 min
To Lowe's Path junction
0.78 mi (total 1.66) · ↑822 ↓0 ft · 48 min / 23 min
| From | To | Map miles | Total | Climb ↑ / ↓ | Time ↑ / ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Path junction | Hincks Trail junction | 0.26 | 0.26 | 461 / 0 ft | 22 min / 8 min |
| Hincks Trail junction | Crag Camp | 0.41 | 0.67 | 799 / 0 ft | 36 min / 13 min |
| Crag Camp | Knight's Castle Branch junction | 0.21 | 0.88 | 358 / 0 ft | 17 min / 7 min |
| Knight's Castle Branch junction | Lowe's Path junction | 0.78 | 1.66 | 822 / 0 ft | 48 min / 23 min |
↑ walking from Randolph Path junction; ↓ the other way. Book time: 2 mph over the map miles plus 30 minutes per 1,000 ft of climbing.
Recent trip reports
No reports on this trail in the last 30 days; the latest are below. From hikers on New England Trail Conditions.
- Mon, Sep 7MudWetDry
Water crossings: All easy hops.
Full report on NETC - Sat, Sep 5Wet
Water crossings: Rock Hop-able
Full report on NETC - Tue, Aug 25MudWetDry
Water crossings: Either dry or running low
Full report on NETC
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Trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP. Above-treeline areas from canopy height by Meta and WRI (CC BY 4.0). Distances are measured from the map and can differ from signs and guidebooks. Conditions change: check before you go.